Transition to College Mathematics and Statistics

过渡到大学数学和统计学

• 批准号: 1020312
• 负责人: Christian Hirsch
• 金额: $ 349.55万
• 依托单位: Western Michigan University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1020312&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Transition; College; Mathematics; Statistics

The Transitions to College Mathematics and Statistics project is developing a mathematics course for the fourth year of high school. The course builds on the NSF-supported Core-Plus Mathematics curriculum and provides an alternative to the Calculus course that is now in place. The new course is being designed for students who will enter post-secondary education and will major in programs not requiring Calculus. The new course includes mathematics from a problem-solving or applications perspective, and serves as a bridge to college mathematics and statistics. Unit topics include functions, modeling, algebraic strategies, binomial distributions, and information processing. The project is creating both a print version and a digital version of the course. Students are taught to use software tools such as spreadsheets, data analysis tools, interactive geometry programs, and computer algebra systems. These tools are embedded in the curriculum and allow students to apply the mathematics they are learning in interesting and relevant problems. The lessons include hyperlinks that allow students to have immediate access to related text. The designers are exploring the incorporation of video, access to language translation software, and the use of public domain, learner-centered software tools. One goal of the course is to increase student access to needed tools and information and to promote flexibility in how the materials are used. The project will conduct field tests of the materials and will implement an extensive formative evaluation plan where staff will visit classrooms and interview students. The summative evaluation will be conducted by an evaluator at the University of Missouri, and will focus on student achievement as measured by ACT/SAT scores, GPA, placement data, and course-taking.The Transitions to College Mathematics and Statistics course provides a mathematics course that prepares high school students to transition into college mathematics and statistics courses that are designed to support non-scientific fields. It provides a viable, interesting, and useful technology-based course in the fourth year of high school. The course will also provide an effective way to help schools meet the college and career readiness standards that states have adopted.

“向大学数学和统计过渡”项目正在开发一门高中四年级的数学课程。该课程建立在美国国家科学基金会支持的核心数学课程的基础上，并提供了微积分课程的另一种选择。这门新课程是为即将进入高等教育的学生设计的，他们将主修不需要微积分的课程。新课程包括从解决问题或应用角度出发的数学，并作为大学数学和统计学的桥梁。单元主题包括函数、建模、代数策略、二项分布和信息处理。该项目正在制作该课程的印刷版和电子版。学生被教导使用软件工具，如电子表格、数据分析工具、交互式几何程序和计算机代数系统。这些工具嵌入到课程中，使学生能够将所学的数学知识应用到有趣和相关的问题中。课程包括超链接，使学生能够立即访问相关文本。设计师们正在探索将视频、语言翻译软件和公共领域、以学习者为中心的软件工具结合起来。本课程的目标之一是增加学生获得所需工具和信息的机会，并促进材料使用的灵活性。该项目将对这些材料进行实地测试，并将实施一项广泛的形成性评价计划，工作人员将访问教室并与学生面谈。总结性评估将由密苏里大学的评估员进行，并将重点关注学生的成绩，包括ACT/SAT成绩、GPA、安置数据和课程学习。过渡到大学数学和统计课程提供了一门数学课程，为高中生过渡到大学数学和统计课程做准备，这些课程旨在支持非科学领域。它提供了一个可行的，有趣的，有用的技术为基础的课程在高中四年级。该课程还将提供一种有效的方式，帮助学校达到各州采用的大学和职业准备标准。